<h1>About <?php echo $siteName; ?></h1>
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Hi! I built this site because I'm really enthusastic about web projects in general, and cool new ways of looking at things. Twitter has opened the door to some cool new ways of thinking about the web, and this site aims to present a new spin on Twitter's genre (a.k.a. micro-blogging). Twitter's API is awesome, and made development of this site a snap. 
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About me? Maybe someday I'll reveal more about myself. Right now though, I'm only going to leave you with the username I use all over the place, which is Triggerman72. FWIW, there's a hint in that username, as it is an anagram of my real name. 
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Before you knock the crap out of this site, or hack it, or whatever, please remember this is a one man operation. I put this site together out of a desire to see my ideas come to life, and (ideally) to provide a service to Twitter devotees that really feeds their craving for new and interesting ways to improve Twitter. It should also be said along that line that <?php echo $siteName; ?> is at a beta level of completeness. There aren't defects that I am aware of at this moment.<br /><br />
One thing I did wrestle with is the ads. I did put ads on the site for the purpose of paying for my costs as much as possible. On the flipside, no personal information is collected (or sold) and no fees are charged to anyone using this site. At the end of the day, this site is about participating in something really special, which is the global community built around Twitter. I figure advertising on the site is the best compromise between offering something interesting to the global Twitter community, and being able to fund future projects like this one.
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I hope you enjoy <?php echo $siteName; ?>.
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triggerman72
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<?php echo $siteName; ?> explores new possibilities for micro-blogging. It is in a beta stage of development at this point (there are no known defects in the currently present features). <?php echo $siteName; ?> has a number of sub-projects:</div>
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<h3>Shorty</h3>
<div>OK. Here is the scenario:<br />
Someone at work tells you about some new viral video about talking animals from the BBC (you're going to have to trust me on this...)</div>
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<div>Before <?php echo $siteName; ?>, you would:</div>
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	<li>Go to Youtube.com</li>
	<li>Search for "talking animals bbc"</li>
	<li>Copy the URL to the video</li>
	<li>Go to http://is.gd</li>
	<li>Paste the URL to the video then generate a short URL</li>
	<li>Copy the short URL</li>
	<li>Go to Twitter and type in a message</li>
	<li>Paste the URL at the end of your message</li>
</ol>

<div>Using <?php echo $siteName; ?>, you would:</div>
<ol>
	<li>Go to <?php echo $siteName; ?> and type in a message with --v:"talking aminals BBC"</li>
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That's basically the gist of it.
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<div>The Shorty project substitutes a short code for a meaningful value then ships the result off to Twitter.</div><br />
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<h3>Visualine</h3>
<div>Visual+Timeline = Visualine. Dynamic images are shown with tweet text over top.</div>
<div>Screenshot:</div>
<a href="images/visualine.gif" ><img src="images/visualine.gif" width="128px" style="padding:5px;border:1px solid #cecece" /></a>
<?php /*<div><?php echo $siteName; ?> is still in alpha (i.e. there are known defects still) and part of the ramp up could use your assistence:</div>
<div><a href="createarg.php">If you know of a good short code, you can help out by adding it to <?php echo $siteName; ?>.</a></div>
<div>If you like what you see, tell a friend about it!</div>

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<h3>Forms</h3>
<div>Forms let you structure how tweets get entered, and how they are displayed. FWIW, this is the best feature of <?php echo $siteName; ?>.</div>
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<h3>Chactions</h3>
<div>Twitter offers users "actions" they can apply to followers. <?php echo $siteName; ?> offers "chactions". They are similar, but not really. Chactions let you tweet a funny message about an action you are applying to another twitterer.</div>
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<h3>Other Cool Stuff</h3>
<h4>Pruning</h4>
<div>With Twitter, you can follow people, and they can follow you. Followers affect the content shown in your timeline. If you want to organize the content you see in Twitter's timelines, you use Lists. In many other Twitter clients, there are similar concepts for grouping your followers which either allow or prevent followers' tweets from showing in your timeline.<br /><br />But what if you want to see only <strong>some</strong> of the posts of one of your followers?<br /><br/>Enter <i>Pruning</i>. Pruning allows you to specify how likely a twitter user's posts will appear in your timeline. We may be a tad biased, but we sincerely believe this is the best possible way to manage chatty followers.</div>
<h4>Sharing</h4>
<div><?php echo $siteName; ?> provides a number of ways to create new content, including Forms, Shorty Codes and new images for the <?php echo $siteName; ?> Visualine. In each case, there is an opportunity to share that content with any of your followers.</div>*/?>